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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FLITHER, n. Also flitter. Variant forms of Fluther, a flutter, bustle (Fif. 1952).Fif. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry 23:
But firstlins ae cork, than the tither, Hetly they chasit ane anither, In bousy Bacchanalian flither.wm.Sc. 1868 Laird of Logan 318:
I felt a bit flitter at my heart.Fif. 1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 23:
Wi' Doddy forehaun' i' the flither An' giglets dunchin' ane anither.Fif. 1930 P. Smith The Herrin' (1951) 8:
Don't pit the craitures in a flither.